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MAY 3, 1917. AIRCRAFT WORK AT THE FRONT, OFFICIAL INFORMATION. British. . War Office, April 24th." Egypt.—Our artillery, assisted by aircraft co-operation, have blown up an ammunition dump in Gaza." General Headquarters, April 24th. " Yesterday there was a greater amount of fighting in the air than has bsfore taken place in a single day. Our aero- planes attacked the enemy's machines whereve* they could bs found with striking success, going far behind the German lines and bombing his railways, dumps, and aerodromes, and have compslled him to give battle. In the course of the fighting 15 German machines were brought down and destroyed and 24 others were driven down out of control, the majority of which probably crashed. A large twin engine three- seater Gsrman machine was brought down in our lines, and its occupants made prisoners. Only two of our machines are missing." General Headquarters, April 2$th." Fine weather enabled our aeroplanes to carry out many id again yesterday, and bombs were dropped with goodeffect upon the enemy's railway junctions, aerodromes, billets, and ammunition dumps. In one raid a large bombstruck ithe engine of a moving train, blowing the engine off the line and wrecking the train. Hostile troops and transportwere also successfully engaged with machine-gun fire. There was again a great amount of air fighting, in the course ofwhich seven German machines were brought down, and eight others were driven down out of control. Two German ob-servation balloons were also destroyed. Six of our machines are missing." General Headquarters, April 26th. "Successful work was carried out by our aeroplanesyesterday, in spite of less favourable weather. In air-fighting two German machines were brought down, one of them fallingin our lines, and a third was driven down out of control. Three of pur machines are missing." War Office, April 26th. " Salonica.—Our aircraft carried out a raid on an enemydepdt at Cernista, causing considerable damage, and subse- quently dispersed an enemy squadron which was attemptingto cross our lines. One of our machines was destroyed." War Office, April 27th." Salonica.—Heavy rain has interfered with aerial activity, but a steady bombardment of the enemy positions has beenmaintained by our artillery." General Headquarters, April 27th. " Yesterday activity in the air was again marked. In airfighting seven German aeroplanes were brought down and six others were driven out of control. One hostile balloonwas also destroyed. Six of our aeroplanes are missing." General Headquarters, April 28th. " Three German aeroplanes were brought down yesterday in air fighting, and a fourth was shot down by our anti- aircraft guns. One hostile observation balloon was also destroyed. Three of our aeroplanes are missing." General Headquarters, April 29th. "In air fighting yesterday two German aeroplanes were brought down and one other was driven out of control. Three of our machines are missing." General Headquarters, April 30th. " There was great activity in the air yesterday and duringthe night. Bombs were dropped with effect at a number of points behind the enemy's lines, causing several fires, and inone case a large explosion. Three enemy trains were also hit ' by our bombs. " The enemy fought hard to protect the points attacked,and in the course of the fighting 10 German aeroplanes were brought down, and 10 others were driven down out of control.15 of our machines are missing." French. paris, April 22nd. "Salonica.—An emeny aeroplane was forced to land inthe Koritza region. The two officers on board were taken prisoners." Paris, April 24th." Salonica.—English airmen repulsed enemy aeroplanes and bombed enemy depdts at Sistovo." Pans, April 26th." During April 23rd and 24th six German aeroplanes were felled in aerial fights by our pilots. In addition, 16 other*enemy machines were seen to fall in their lines seriously damaged. Between April 16th and 22nd our pilots ap-preciably increased the number of their exploits. Sub- Lieutenant Dorme brought down his nineteenth and histwentieth enemy machine, Sub-Lieutenant Deuilin his fourteenth, Lieutenant Pinsart his ninth and tenth, Sub-Lieutenant Tarascon his .tenth, Sub-Lieutenant Languedoc his sixth and seventh, and finally Adjutant Lufbery hasbrought down eight machines up to date." " Salonica.—An enemy aeroplane fell in flames in the regionof Doiran." Paris, April 27th." During April 26th, three German aeroplanes were brought down by our pilots and six others were seriously damagedand were either obliged to land or fell in their own lines. During the night of the 26th one of our bombarding squadronsdropped numerous bombs on the railway stations and bivouacs in the region of Ritremont and Crecy-sur-Serre." Paris, April 28tk." During April 27th two German aeroplanes were brought down in an aerial fight, and six others were forced to land,damaged. It is confirmed that four German machines, which were reported as disabled were really felled by ourpilots, one of them on the 24th, and the three others on April 26th." .•-•••• Russian. Petrograd, April 27th. " In the region of Stanislau the enemy artillery broughtdown one of our airships, which fell in our lines. The machine was wrecked, but the crew were saved." Italian. Rome, April 25/A." An enemy aeroplane was brought down within our lines, and the wounded aviators were taken prisoners." German. Berlin, April 25^. " On the 23rd the British and French in aerial fightinglost 20 aeroplanes and one captive balloon ; on the 24th 19 of their aeroplanes were accounted for, 16 of which werebrought down in aerial combats, and three by the fire of our anti-aircraft guns. Lieutenant Bernert brought down histwentieth, twenty-first, and twenty-second adversary. During one of our counter thrusts near Gavrelle, Captain Zorer, theleader of a reserve-echelon, flew in front of the storming infantry at a height of 150 yards, and from his aeroplanebombarded the English lines with his machine-gun." Berlin, April 26th." Yesterday the enemy lost six aeroplanes, of which Lieu- tenant Schaefer brought down two, his twenty-second andtwenty-third." Berlin, April 27th." In the West the enemy lost 11 aeroplanes (nine of which fell in air combats) and two captive balloons. LieutenantWolff was victorious for the twenty-first time in an air battle." " Balkans.—On April 25th, between the Vardar and LakeDoiran, two British aeroplanes were brought down by one of our squadrons." Bulgarian. Sofia, April 25th." Near Sejdeli an enemy aeroplane was brought down by artillery fire." New German Machine Smashed. A REPORT from Zurich states that during a trial trip of a new model German aeroplane at Friedrichshafen, -on April 26th, the machine fell, and its three occupants were killed. Holland's Anti-Aircraft Guns. IN a written reply to questions in the First Chamber, Col. Bosboom, the Dutch Minister of War, stated that Dutch anti-aircraft guns designed as a protection against Zeppelins are efficient. A Raid on Zeebrugge. ALLIED aviators carried out another raid on Zeebruggeharbour on Sunday afternoon, according to reports received by Dutch papers. The anti-aircraft batteries put up avigorous defence. A German commumqui states that 15 bombs fell into the water in proximity to naval vessels, butthat none was hit; two sheds on the harbour wall were damaged by air pressure. It is learned that in the previous attack on Zeebrugge twoharbour walls were partially destroyed. 437
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